Aircraft Systems Classifications

Acknowledgements

This work is the culmination of many years of work in the field of military and civil aircraft systems engineering. My work experience has been enriched by the opportunity to work with a number of universities at undergraduate and postgraduate level to develop and add to degree courses, where the delegates unwittingly became critics and guinea pigs for my subject matter. Discussions during the courses with the academics and the students have broadened my knowledge considerably. In particular I would like to mention the Universities of Manchester, Loughborough, Cranfield, Bristol, University of the West of England and Lancaster for their MSc, and short courses attended by students and engineers from industry.

My experience at Cranfield has played a big part in encouraging me to acquire information about aircraft systems that will be of use to engineers studying at undergraduate and post graduate level as well as those entering the workplace. Special thanks must go to Dr Craig Lawson, Dr Huamin Jia, and Professor Shijun Guo for inviting me to participate in their MSc modules in Air Vehicle Design and short courses in Aircraft Systems Design at Cranfield University. Their international students have been most attentive and have made significant contributions to my knowledge.

My thanks as always to Ian Moir, he and I worked on many books and courses. I have raided our past collaborations for information in order to produce a book that brings together information ...